A Modification of the Newborn Operation for Cloacal Exstrophy: Leaving the Cecal Plate Untouched

• Main Authors: Elizaveta Bokova (Author), Shimon E. Jacobs (Author), Laura Tiusaba (Author), Christina P. Ho (Author), Briony K. Varda (Author), Hans G. Pohl (Author), Christina Feng (Author), Victoria A. Lane (Author), Caitlin A. Smith (Author), Andrea T. Badillo (Author), Richard J. Wood (Author), Marc A. Levitt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The conventional approach to managing a newborn with cloacal exstrophy typically includes separating the cecal plate from between the two hemibladders, tubularizing it to be included in the fecal stream, creating an end colostomy, and bringing the two bladder halves together. This study introduces a...